Chapter 30

Well?” I demanded, growing impatient with her lack of response.

I loved her, I would always love her, but she was as stubborn as they came.

Worse than that, she was projecting her anger on to me, even though I didn’t deserve it.

I understood why... there was no one left for her to be angry at. She had all this pent up rage and hatred, things she had suppressed for years, and now when she was finally ready to begin the healing process, there was no one left for her to confront.

Her demons needed to be sated, and I was the only connection to the past she had left.

Which is why I was showing her more patience than I perhaps should do. But I wouldn’t accept her pushing me away.

“Grace... I know you have demons, and I know that the past still eats away at you. But your baggage is my baggage. Why can’t we deal with these things together? I feel like you’ve tried to compartmentalize everything in your head, and you’ve come to the decision tha